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*'''Penny size is bullshit. Penny size applied to different nail types means a different length!''' Read this - [https://gfestructures.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/framing-nails-what-nail-should-you-use-when-installing-a-hanger/] | *'''Penny size is bullshit. Penny size applied to different nail types means a different length!''' Read this - [https://gfestructures.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/framing-nails-what-nail-should-you-use-when-installing-a-hanger/] | ||
*Building code defines a 10D nail as a .148 nail, 3" long [https://www.structuremag.org/?p=10131#:~:text=For%20years%2C%20the%20building%20code,each%20of%20the%20nail%20specifications.] | |||
*1" is 2D [https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/nail-size-chart.html]. Note that penny size came historically from cost of the nails in pennies. So the length is not proportial to D size. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(unit)#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,size%2C%20depending%20on%20nail%20type.]. The only thing we know is that the larger the D number, the larger the nail. | *1" is 2D [https://www.buildmyowncabin.com/framing/nail-size-chart.html]. Note that penny size came historically from cost of the nails in pennies. So the length is not proportial to D size. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(unit)#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,size%2C%20depending%20on%20nail%20type.]. The only thing we know is that the larger the D number, the larger the nail. | ||
*10D is 3" long - [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/nails/common-nails/grip-fast-reg-3-10d-hot-dipped-galvanized-smooth-shank-common-nails/2295009/p-1444445206798-c-8759.htm] | *10D is 3" long - [https://www.menards.com/main/hardware/fasteners-connectors/nails/common-nails/grip-fast-reg-3-10d-hot-dipped-galvanized-smooth-shank-common-nails/2295009/p-1444445206798-c-8759.htm] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 5 February 2023
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- Penny size is bullshit. Penny size applied to different nail types means a different length! Read this - [1]
- Building code defines a 10D nail as a .148 nail, 3" long [2]
- 1" is 2D [3]. Note that penny size came historically from cost of the nails in pennies. So the length is not proportial to D size. [4]. The only thing we know is that the larger the D number, the larger the nail.
- 10D is 3" long - [5]
- Joist hanger nails do not seem to have D size attached to them - this one is 1.5" [6]
- This 8D is 1.5" long [7]. Is that an error? Chart says 8D is 2.5".
- 3.5" common nail, galvanized. 16D [8]